No. 13 UNE, Nichols Up Next for Men’s Hockey

SUFFOLK vs. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Friday, Feb. 3 6:00 PM Porrazzo Rink East Boston, Mass. Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 1-9-1 Dec. 3, 2022, L, 4-2 Feb. 11, 2017, W, 4-3 L5

SUFFOLK at NICHOLS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Feb. 4 4:40 PM Levy Rink Harrisville, R..I. NicholsAthletics.com NicholsAthletics.com 29-23-4 Nov. 12, 2022, L, 4-3 Nov. 11, 2022, W, 6-3 L1

BOSTON – Suffolk has a hectic weekend ahead with a pair of Commonwealth Coast Conference contests on the calendar. First the Rams welcome No. 13 University of New England to Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink Friday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m., before the blue-and-gold head to Dudley, Massachusetts, Saturday, Feb. 4 for a 4:40 p.m. clash with the Bison of Nichols. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's hockey slipped to Western New England, 3-1, Saturday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at the Olympia Ice Center. 

MORE READING: WNE Stops Men's Hockey, 3-1

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk split its CCC home-and-home with Western New England a week ago to bring a 6-11-2 overall record and 4-10-1 league ledger into this weekend. 

Ryan Webb and Ryan Harrigan have each hit the double-digit point mark on the season to pace Suffolk's 37-goal offense. Webb leads the way in all offensive categories with four goals and nine assists for 13 points. Harrigan, meanwhile, has found the back of the net four times and set-up six strikes. 

Cal Wilcox is the usual starter in net for the Rams. He holds a 3.08 GAA and .904 save percentage in 18 games played, all starts. 

NOR'EASTER NOTES
UNE, who is ranked 13th in the latest USCHO.com Poll and sits 13-5-1 on the year and 11-4-0 in CCC contests, rides a four-game win streak into Friday's meeting with Suffolk.  

The Nor'Easters have netted 85 goals this season with the trio of Ryan Kuzmich (10g, 16a), Jake Fuss (8g, 17a) and Daniel Winslow (12g, 9a) leading the way. 

In between the pipes, Billy Girard IV has assembled a .916 save percentage and 2.40 GAA and his 17 games played, all starts. 

WE MEET AGAIN
The University of New England swept the CCC home-and-home series with Suffolk Dec. 2-3. The Nor'Easters topped the Rams, 4-1, before taking a 4-2 win in Eastie  

MORE READING: UNE Bests Men's Hockey, 4-1 | Men's Hockey Drops 4-2 Decision to UNE

SUFFOLK SCORES
 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, UNE series started in 2011-12. 
• The Rams are 1-9-1 all-time against the Nor'Easters. 
• Suffolk is 1-4-1 when hosting UNE. 
• The Rams have yet to defeat the Nor'Easters in Biddeford, Maine (0-4-0). 
• Two games between Suffolk and UNE have gone into overtime. The last was Nov. 20, 2021, which ended 3-2 in favor of UNE. 
• Suffolk is 0-1-1 in OT versus the Nor'Easters. 
• Two games have been decided in a shutout. Both were won by UNE. 
• Suffolk is on the hunt for its second-ever win over the Nor'Easters, first since a 4-3 triumph Feb. 11, 2017. 
• The Rams are 0-2-0 versus UNE under Shawn McEachern's guidance.  

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. University of New England – All-Time Series

EYES ON THE GAME

BISON BREAKDOWN
Nichols sits 6-13-0 on the year and 2-13-0 in CCC play. The only conference wins the Bison own are a 4-3 decision over Suffolk Nov. 12 and a 6-3 decision over Wentworth Nov. 19. Nichols, who has lost six straight, opens its weekend at Wentworth Friday, Feb. 3. 

Nathan Carl and Dylan McMahon power the Bison's 58-goal offense with 15 points apiece. Carl owns a team-best 11 goals and four helpers, while McMahon has 10 set-ups and five strikes himself. 

A quartet of goalies have split time in net for Nichols in Tyler Bost (6 GP; 5.26 GAA, .889 save percentage), Korbinian Lutz (3 GP, 4.39 GAA, .904 save percentage), Mathias Backstrom (3.58 GAA, .894 save percentage) and Anthony Bonaldi (4 GP, 7.78 GAA, .818 save percentage).

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk splits its CCC home-and-home series with Nichols earlier this year. The Rams won the opener in Dudley, Massachusetts, 6-3, before falling to the Bison, 4-3, at Porrazzo Rink. 

MORE READING: Men's Hockey Rallies Past Nichols, 6-3 | Nichols Sneaks Past Men's Hockey, 4-3

SUFFOLK SCORES
  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk leads the series against Nichols 29-23-4. 
• The Rams are 15-15-2 as the home team versus the Bison and 13-3-3 on the road. 
• The blue-and-gold and Bison have gone into overtime six times. 
• Suffolk is 2-0-4 in OT outings against Nichols. 
• The last shutout between Suffolk and Nichols came Nov. 3, 2017 in a 3-0 decision in the Bison's favor. 
• Suffolk sits 1-1-0 versus Nichols under Shawn McEachern's guidance.  

EYES ON THE GAME
 

HOCKEY RAISES CLOSE TO $6,000 FOR 22MOHAWKS
Suffolk men's and women's hockey saluted the troops in a pair of Military Appreciation contests Jan. 27-28. 

Both squads wore special-edition military jerseys during pre-game skate and in the CCC contests, both of which the Rams prevailed over the Golden Bears of Western New England – the men took down WNE, 4-1, while the women wrapped up the weekend with a 2-1 triumph.   

Ram Nation had a chance to take home a piece of the appreciation affairs by purchasing game-worn jerseys to benefit 22Mohawks, an organization that helps reduce suicide rates among veterans created by Suffolk men's cross country alum, Army Staff Sergeant David Campisano, BSBA '19.  

MORE READING: Hockey Raises Close to $6,000 for 22Mohawks

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is set to face Salve Regina and Endicott next weekend. The Rams will first make the trip down to Newport, Rhode Island, Friday, Feb. 10 for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop, before hosting the Gulls at Porrazzo Rink Saturday, Feb. 11 at 6:50 p.m.